Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

It is said that governing the country is like cooking fresh food. As the emperor aloft, he has the power of life and death in one body, and makes everything in the world submit to his feet.

But for Emperor Chongzhen, when governing Daming, what he felt the most was evil, and the situation where thunder would explode anytime and anywhere, this time made him feel physically and mentally haggard.

Fortunately.

Although the current situation facing Ming Dynasty has not completely changed, at least it has changed. Whether it is Liaodong, Shanshan, or other regions, it has not evolved towards a worse ending.

Walking on the Xiyuan Taiye Bridge, looking at the beautiful scenery in front of him, Emperor Chongzhen was in a very happy mood, and being an emperor was not all bad.

In terms of enjoyment, it is the leader of the age.

"Unfortunately, I don't want to be the king of subjugation."

Emperor Chongzhen stood with his hands behind his back, facing the Taiye Pond in front of him, he muttered: "If it is possible, I would rather enjoy less and be the king of this prosperous age!"

Emperor Chongzhen felt very sorry when he thought that Daming was in the age of great voyages, but he was not able to participate in it and accumulate a lot of heritage.

If Ming can actively open up the sea, go to war with the European countries, and bring the Nanyang countries under the rule, then Emperor Chongzhen can't predict what direction Ming will go, but at least it will not be worse than it is now.

"First actively open the sea in Tianjin to attract maritime merchants from European countries, and when the time is right, Ming will definitely build an ocean-going fleet."

Emperor Chongzhen looked haughty, squinted his eyes slightly and said: "There are also many internal conflicts in the countries of Europe, there is no reason why they can gallop across the sea, but Ming cannot.

But if you want to make a decision on this matter, you have to wait until the forces of the bandits are suppressed and the forces of the Jianlu are weakened, and the internal and external troubles of Ming Dynasty are relatively reduced, and then it can be implemented step by step. "

Regardless of the vast territory of Ming Dynasty, there are too many internal conflicts. If there is no guidance for these, and you just want to set foot in the sea and the ocean, it will undoubtedly aggravate the collapse of Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Chongzhen would not do things that were beyond his ability. After all, the children of the poor were already in charge of the family. Even though Emperor Chongzhen was sitting on the whole world, there were very few that really belonged to him.

There are too many privileged groups, controlling many means of production, with amazing wealth in their names, and even using the people at the bottom of the Ming Dynasty as tools for them to create wealth. Emperor Chongzhen, the young emperor, somewhat does not live up to his name.

"My lord, they are all here."

Wang Chengen stepped forward, bowed and saluted.

"Xuan."

Emperor Chongzhen said concisely.

Taking advantage of some free time now, he summoned those generals gathered by Zhou Yuji. If they could untie their knots, they would be able to fight for Ming Dynasty earlier.

After all, since the reign of Tianqi, there have been frequent disasters in Shanxi and Shaanxi. Earthquakes, snowstorms, and droughts appear alternately in the land of Guanzhong as if they had been negotiated.

Affected by the situation in Liaodong, Daming did not do a good job in disaster relief. In addition, the group headed by officials and gentry continued to exploit the affected people and annexed their land. There was no way to survive, so they were forced to embark on the road of rebellion.

You can't starve to death, can you?
"Meet Your Majesty."

The generals headed by Sun Kewang, with complicated expressions, bowed to Emperor Chongzhen, but their words were somewhat inconsistent.

The various injustices they experienced before, especially the greed of local officials, made them feel resentful towards Daming from the bottom of their hearts.

People like Sun Kewang and Liu Wenxiu are different from Mao Chenglu and Kong Youde.

After all, the latter has been a group of generals of Ming Dynasty for a long time, and may be treated harshly by civil officials, but if they can relieve their dissatisfaction and give them hope of promotion, they will not betray Daming again unless they encounter special circumstances.

The former is different.

For a long period of time, they were exploited, squeezed, forced to the point of desperation, and finally chose to rebel against Ming Dynasty.

If the resentment in his heart could not be cleared away, no matter how talented they were, Emperor Chongzhen would not let them go to command the army in Beijing.

That's like a ticking time bomb that will explode anytime, anywhere.

If it wasn't for Zhou Yuji's command of the Yongwei camp, who were either kidnapped or recruited, many of them would have joined the bandits in the third year of Chongzhen, used their knives to rebel against the Ming Dynasty, and gradually emerged.

"Excuse me."

Emperor Chongzhen smiled, looked at Sun Kewang and the others, and said, "How are you staying in the capital these days? Do you still get used to teaching martial arts with the army in various ministries?"

People like Sun Kewang and Liu Wenxiu, you look at me, I look at you, they don't know how to answer for a while, after all, this is also the first time they have seen Da Ming Zi.

"Bold!"

Seeing everyone like this, Wang Chengen frowned and reprimanded.

"Wang Banban, it doesn't have to be like this."

Emperor Chongzhen waved his hands with a smile and said, "It's inevitable that they will be a little nervous when they see me for the first time. Of course, they still have some resentment towards me, don't they?"

"The last will not dare!"

"The last will not dare!"

Generals like Sun Kewang and Liu Wenxiu, one by one, clasped their fists together and said, they couldn't help feeling nervous. They dared not admit it when the emperor said that.

"Okay, even if you hate me, it's normal."

Emperor Chongzhen continued: "In the past, there were frequent disasters in Shanxi and Shaanxi, and the local people were in dire straits. I only learned about some things later.

Many of the disaster relief food and salaries allocated by the imperial court were not used for disaster relief, but were corrupted by a gang of corrupt officials, which also made the local rebellion worse. "

Sun Kewang showed surprise on these people's faces. They never thought that the emperor would say these words in front of them.

In a sense, this is the Son of Heaven admitting his mistakes, but speaking these words in front of them inevitably made Sun Ke look at them a little uneasy and apprehensive.

"Now in Shanxi, I have killed many corrupt officials."

Emperor Chongzhen stood with his hands behind his back, looked at Sun Kewang and the others, and continued: "Although I know in my heart that doing these things now cannot make up for the disappointment of the people in Shanshan and Shaanxi.

But if these gangs of corrupt officials are allowed to use their power for personal gain, oppress the people, extort money, and do evil, then the country and society of the Ming Dynasty may be in danger of being overthrown.

I don't need you, how can you understand me.

I only hope that you can understand in your heart that Daming has encountered many problems now, and they urgently need to be rectified as soon as possible.

But this matter can't be done by me alone.

If in your heart, you still don't like Daming, I ask you to turn this injustice towards fate into motivation to enrich yourself.

In the military lecture halls of various ministries, study hard, so that I can order the Ming army, suppress local rebellions, wipe out the rebellious Jianlu, and kill all corrupt officials in the world! "

If you want to convince people like Sun Kewang and Liu Wenxiu to be loyal to Ming Dynasty and fight for Ming Dynasty, you can't rely on status and wealth to win them over.

People who are bought by material things, after all, when material things can't satisfy them, they will experience betrayal sooner or later. This is not what Emperor Chongzhen wanted.

But if it is possible to ask them to use the dissatisfaction in their hearts as the initial motivation, they will gradually accept and absorb new things in the military lecture halls of various ministries, and make changes in a subtle way.

When they see that the Ming Dynasty under their own governance is getting better year by year, get rid of stubborn diseases and cancers, and kill all corrupt officials in the world, then they will be loyal to Daming.

In the final analysis, the fault was forced and helpless, who is willing to take the risk of beheading, licking blood from the knife edge, and become a rebel who rebelled against Ming Dynasty.